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THOMAS PHILLItS,
PITTSBURGIL MONDAY, JANUARY 22 , 18 44
nr" Wo learn fiom the Legislative proceedings
tpublished in eur paper this morning, that a petition
41111/1 been presented to the Legislative, praying for the
passage of a law to' ake the keeping elf the Jail out o 1
Vie hands of the Sherilf. We heard this 'matter *his
yered round some tithe since, but as no open demon
stration vraitiide;we did not know that the project
:had assumed any form. It is somewhat strange that
'the first-knowledge we should have of memorials on this
- subjects, whoold be after their presentation to the Leg's.
lature. lithe proposed change is of advantage to the
we think the petitions should trot have been got
'up secretly, but every citizen should have had an • op
portunity to sign them if he desired. There should be
'no mystery about !natter; of public benefit, and if the
intentions of the petitioners are honest, we wisbito ob
jects bad been made known to some more of our citi
'was than the select few who signed it. Regulations
. cind changes that mayembarrass and annoy the Sheriff,
*might be very gratifying to oar political opponents, and
a few evil spirits, the object of whose lives appear to
be a desire to inflict injuries on others but we are
'certain that tbepeople have neverbeen consulted in chic
inciter, and that we have never heard one express a
desire fir a change.
' fax CLAY Miarralt....-Chir Mend YKAGZIt of
Market street, heti' received a consignment of Clay
Song. Books. We have no desire that Yeager should
loterhy this speculation, but it is really afflicting to
iforca such stuff on the community as is contained in
these doggerel rhymes, that the Whigs call songs.
Mr. DOCOHKRTY, of the Hollidaysburgh Standard,
is very mach displeased at the Canal Board for re
bppointieg JOHN SNODGRASS, Esq. Superintendent of
the Allegheny Portage Rail Road. When Mr. D. is
uPposed to a man he is noweys backward in expressing
his opinion, but in some cases we think he is entirely
too severe.
a=oat►rtc ArroxEss.—We will publish to-mor
yrow'the Address written by the committee that was
appointed at the Van Buren meeting on the 13th inst.
We ere •indebted to the Hon. Wit. Wtutists fur
valuable public documents.
WILSON NITA:ft/LESS, Esq.--Thenumerous Mends
of this gentleman will be gratified to hear that be has
returned home with his health completely teatime&
FATZTTZ COUNTI.--The democrats of Fayette
county held a meeting on Tuesday last, for the pur
pose of appointing delegates to the 4th of March Con
vention; JAMES KeLLER and WM. F. NICHOLSON
'were appointed 'delegates. The meeting adopted the
following resolution of instructiont
"Resolved, That the delegates hereby appointed be
instructed by every honorable means in their power to
effect the nomination of Martin Van Buren as a candi
date for President of the United States, and of Daniel
Sturgeetras a candidate for Governor of this State; and
upon the failure of such means, t. laminate such other
veteran and distinguished s...octet as can be agreed
on: end the members oft is meeting do hereby pledge
thevsselves to give a teal , us support to the candidates
'nominated by the voice o. the majority.
Lxsamos COUNTY. The democrats of Lebanon
met on last Mond • elected Dr. Savrzan and
Lot LEMBYRGER delegates to the 4th of March Con
vention, with instructions to support Flutxcis R.
&MIR, Esq., for next Governor.
CRAWFORD COUNTF.—The democrats of Crowford
county held a mass meeting on Thursday last, foe the
purpose of appointing delegates to the 4th of March
Contention. The meeting'adopted a resolution instruct
ing the delegates to vute fur JoLtssos an d MI.THLEN
BERG.
NEW Yoax.—The expensesof the city of N. York,
for the year 1814, are estimated at $3,750,636 32.
Of which $450,000 are to be met by the revenues of
the city, and $2,273,043 04 by taxation, say about 'one
per cent. on the valuation. We notice in the list the
following items:
, Fixed salaries,
Cleansing streets,
Fire Department,
Officers fees,
Printing and stationary,
Col. Horatas, having been spoken of by sev
etal papers, in different parts of the state, as a suitable
candidate for Governor, has written'a letter to the
edi
tors eche Washington Examiner, asking that his name
be withdrawn from the list of candidates. In con
cluding his letter, Mr. Marxist says:
"I presume I need hardly add, that my confidence in,
sad attachment to, the principles of our political faith
remain unshaken, sad that I will at all times be found
ready to contribute myhutable efforts to promote their
ascendancy."
SOMETHING WANTE.D.-Ati advertisement to one
of thoPbiladelphia papers says: "Wanted, a female
.who has a knowledge of fitting boots of a good moral
character." •
We suppose boots or a good moral character' aro
such as have whole soles.
THY WIDOW OF L►CRNIR, the robber of Pome
voy'i trunk, who committed suicide, was discharged
on Monday from the city prison, New York, where
sibe was tenfined, and taken to her residence in Ri
vington-suteet,•where the first information of the sui
cide of her husband was communicated to hcr. She
received it with paroxysms of distress,but through the
vidard advice of a German minister, wes finally re
stored to a proper sense of her situation.
OvTZtlW'l TIZROAT - t r:A little boy in Baltimore
kid iiiirthroat.cut on Thursday morning. The person
who dig the Seed was , Prefessor N. R. Smith, of the
Infirmary, who by that means succeeded in getting a
waist melon seed from the wind-pipe of the boy, which
hat beest lodged there fur two months. The opera
tion is called Hackeolonty, grid was very successfully
pinion:nod in a few minutes, and the patient is now
Aging well! The boy's name is Tommy, and his throat
was tottilderably hacked in the operation ; hence the
sass-4sacke-o4osty.
a/iODi ISLAND is just new without representation
is the United States Senate. Mr. Simmons has not
been in his seat this session, owing to pecuniary em
barrassments, and Mr. Sprague having bmsea called
bonus by the murder of his brother. lx is thought
they will both resign.
A Hawaii Montana. The Paris papers contain
appalling lists of murders and suicides, and of attempts
to commit awe crimes. At St Denis, a .mortter of
Herculean strength, seized upon an unefrending young
man, and throwing him down on the road, held him
Slimly wail the wbeeh of an approaching wagon had
passed over his head.
IMPORTS AND EXPOETII,...On the 16th, a commu
nication was presented to the Senate from the Trea
sury Department, (layering* report from the Itegistet
of the Tnasury, exhibiting the value of ititOorts and
'exports during the year ending the 36th September,
1843:
Value imported free of duty, $40,470,861
" paying duly', 48,789,934
Export of foreign nzercltate
dize. viz:
Free of duty,
Paying duty,
Domestic produce, &c,
The Missouri liver at independence was unusually
low on the dth inst., and full of ice. The St. Charles
Advertiser, of last Saturday says, the river commenced
rising at that point, the day previous.
There was 6ifeet water in the Mississippi from - Si.
LOUIS to the mouth at the last accounts, bat the River
was falling rapidly and icy running thick.
The Cumberland River is still navigable for large
class steamers
ST LOCUS MARKETS, January 12th. Flour was
selling 444 .12i a-1 50. COuntry Brands $4. Wheat
f 5 a 80; Whiskey, sales have been made at 20c.
CINCINNATI MAttitzTa,Januazy 17th, 1844.
F Loox—Sel la at $3,70 a 3,75; City Mille $4,00
WHISKEY-13,}c.
Hoes—From $2,50 a 2,80.
LARD-54 a 5.5 c.
STATE BANK OF INDtANA,—The St Louis Reporter,
alluding. to the rumors which prevail in that city and
elsewhere, as to the solvency of this institution, gives
the following good advice:
"We have endeavored to obtain accurate data on
which to base a positive statement with regard to the
condition of the State bank of Indiana, but have thus
far been unable to do so. We would, however, ad
vise all who hold notes of that institution to get rid of
them, whilst they can be parted with at a small dis
count. "Caution is the parent of safety." We pre
sume that the present Democratic Legislatue of Indi
ana will cause the affairs and present condition of that
institution to be thoroughly investigated, preparatory
to entrusting itsrnanagement for the future in the hands
of Democrats. We shall then learn whether it is sol.
vent or not, and in the mean time safety requires that
every man in this community should refuse to receive its
notes. Let them be sent home as fast as practicable.
and ifthat Bank is in a healthy condition,it will promptly
redeem them. We understand that by the law under
which it resumed specie payments, it was permitted to
refuse specie in exchange for its notes when presented
by those residing out of the State. If it avails itself of
that law and refuses to meet any portion of it.; liabil
ities, it may be set down as in a very precarious con
dition. We doubt the solvency of that institution, al
thoughwe must admit that we have no positive data at
present on which to base our suspicions. "
up. The following table will show the circulation.
deposits and specie on hand of the New Orleans banks,
on the last Saturday of December. 1843:
SPECIE riTticci. Circulation. Deposits. Specie.
Bank of Louisiana $697,389 2,761,660 4,014 328
Canal and Banking Co 137.825 222,122 328.681
City Bank 246,445 393,357 690,188
Louisiana State Bank 151,267 671,051 919,752
Mechanics' & Traders' 444.275 1,349,603 1.561.964
Union Bank 68,335 161,370 341,284
SUSPENDED.
Citizens' Bank 679,302 284,547 10,994
Consolidated Association 214,815 26,270 '2lO
BERL! COUIITT BUCK.—The Reading Journal, in a
notice of the recent over issue of notes by the Berks
County Bank, says: "The loss of this over issue will
probably full upon the State. The Legislature will
probably provide for their redemption. We advise all,
therefore, who bold Berk, County relief notes, not w
part with them at a sacrifice at present. They can
not be much worse; they may bo better.
POISOILD Taste.—A large quantity of poisoned
Teas were offered for sale in Boston, on the 15th inst.
The Post says that the teas were cheap sorts, con
sisting of Pouchong in papers, and green in boxes.
The vessel they were originally shipped in was con
demned at Fayal; she had sprung a leak, and the teas
were damaged by the water, in which a cask of oxalic
acid, that formed a part of the cargo, was also dissolv
ed. The lead of the chests had been d ecomposed•
and salt water will not decompose lead.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF ♦ HUSBAND DT HIS WIFE.
—We learn fro n tha Guet to of Wed
nesday, that a young man,a shoemaker,named Sweeny,
residing in Fairview street, near Bush Hill, was mur
dered on Tuesday evening, about six o'clock, by his
wife, by stabbirg him with a shoemaker's knife in dif
ferent places. They were part of a drunken Irish fam
ily. and had been intoxicated and quarelling for several
days. The verdict of the Jury was as follows: "that
the said Dominick Sweeny came to his death by
wbunds inflicted with a sharp Instrument in several
places on the body, by his wife, or his wife and others
unknown." The wife, and her mother and father have
been arrested and are in prison. A brother of Swee
ny's wtfe, in the house at the time of the murder, has
disappeared. The woman tells a number of contradic
tory stories. She las an infant seven months old,
which she carried in het arms to the prison. Such are
the effects of drunkenness
$280,094 04
100,3110 00
33,000 00
46,000 00
20,000 00
Tits Itutiao Paastorr.—Several instances of the
strength of "the ruling passion" were developed in the
recent loss of the Shepherdess. One who had a lap
dog, nearly lost her life in preserving that of her favor
ite. She finally got it safe to land, in her bosom, One
man complained bitterly and particularly of the losshe
had sustained by the disaster. He says ho loaned
some one "two bits" just befiire the boat went to pieces
—thinks he should know the borrower if he could see
him—and if they were ordy_ returned he would be
whole again! The crowd offered to make it up for
him but he refused, saying he always earned his money
in the way Adam was directed to get his living!
DISTINCTION OF COLOR.—The Supreme Court at
Columbus, Ohio, has just decided that children having
in them negro, white, and Indian blood, but "of more
than one half white blood," are entitled to thebenefit of
the Common Schools.
A YOIINGI RevocurioN.—We learn by the foregn
papers that an mettle took place in Madrid, Dec. 4.
The troops hurried to the spot and charged on the
people, fire-arms were discharged on both sides, and
individuals were killed and wounded in the crowd.—
The deaths amongst the citizens are said to amount
to five, and that the wounded are nineteen.
DZATH or ♦lf EDITOR.—We regret to learn from
the Westchester Republican, that EDGAR S. Pittcs,
Esq, the senior editor of that paper, died on Taesday
last,in the 35th year of his age. He bad been con
nected with the Republican for 15 years, and conduct
ed it in a manner every way worthy of high commen
dation. He also held the office of Postmaster at West
chester for a number ofyears, to the satisfaction of his
fellori-citizens, and was in all respects justly easel:tied
by the community in which !» lima.
!E=M!!!!
DISPARATE ATTACK on • TeIIiPAILAACI MAXTIRO.
The Ladies of the Bloomingdale Temperance Beneve.
Viit. Society, held a festival meeting it Bloomingdale,
en the evening of the 10th inst. / which was wended
by a large number of citizen,. The object, says the
INew York Sun, waste colleal fund forbid and clothe
the poor in the neighborhood. The Hall was tasteful
ly decenued with flags and temperance banners;
table extending the whole length of the Haff,"CoveVid
with every delicacy that could be procured, was 'Viet('
out for the guests, and an address, with songs, wit,
`and sentiment, added their charms to the scene. The
assembly bieke up late in the evening. As soon as a
few of the ladies passed fi Odz the Hall, those remain.
ing inside were alarmed by screatbs front tihe Street,
and on rushing out found a gang of drunken reivdies
attacking the ladies; the temperance men rallied, and
the door-keeper of the Hall advanced to rescue the
women, but was immediately knocked down by the
rowdies. A desperate scuffle nuw ensued, in which
the temperance boys triataphed, released the ladies,
and captured two of the iiataltants., rtUrned John Drake
and Francis Drake. three others, Henry Drake,
Henry Paul, and Oscar Taylor, who were recognized
with the rowdies, made good their escape, but means
have been taken for their arrest. It appears that the
rowdies went to the Hall iu two sleighs fur the express
purpose of breaking up the meeting.
$89,260,895
85,20.5 341
4,363,440
9,568,781
90,494,435
$100,063,266
In the District Court of Philadelphia, on the 12th
instant, a case was decided under the following circum
stances. The suit was brought by the Nothumberland
Bank of Pennsylvania, against the Farmers' & Me
chanics' Bank of Philadelphia, to recover the value of
a package of the notes of the plantiff, which had been
enthr3ted by the defendant to a person named Paul
Geddes, to be paid to the plantiff in part payment cf
it balance due to the latter. Geddes, it appears, ab
stracted the package; and the question to be decided
was whirh bank should bear the loss. The Judse told
the jury that the loss must fall on the party *hose agent
Goddess was, and instructed them to find accordingly.
Verdict for the plantiff, $7,800.
A -Tim ELY HINT eon PARSON MILLIR.—The las t
Jackson (Miss.) Southron says: "Parson Millerhas
certainly missed a figure in his calculations Tfre con
tinued rains for the last six weeks have so completely
saturated the earth that it will not burn during the
present year, and no mistake. He will have to put
of his burning until some time during the summer, or
stake a complete failure."
SHINSER'S MI4•T.—"A writer in the New York
Fanner says that more than helfthe bullocks andsheep
that are slaughtered for the New York market ere un
sound, or in :some way diseased." These constitute
the cheap meat sold by the Shinners. The practical
butcher is never deceived into the purchase of sick
cattle—his every day obsetsation guards him against
such imposition. The farmer and feeder, however,
when they happen to have them on hand, can general
ly find a purchaser in the spinner. who immediately
knocks them in thu head tosare thew, and is thus ena
bled to undersell the honest and trust-worthy buteber.
THAT TRONll.•'—it is stated that libel suits against
the New; York Courier, the Tribuisr, and Alba*,
Argus, hare been commenced by Mr Bank's, fort be
publication flf the rumors connecting him with the rob
bery of Pomerny's trunk.
17" Garret Smith, who sumo ye its since inherited
the greeter portion of his father's estate, now own.
snore than one million arres of land in the State of New
York alone, lying in forty-right of its fifty counties.—
His annual land tax is upward, or $lO,OOO.
SERIOUS Cu ARGE.— nlte New Orleans Commercial
Bulletin (Whig) charges the National Intellifencer
(Whig) with being favorable to the interests of Great
Britain, an! proceeds with a column am! four-fifths of
editorial and extracts to prove the charge. Tne Intel•
ligencer being the great leader of the Whig Nese of
the United States, a chary., of this kind will naturally
attract 11,7rioos attention throughout the Union We
will probably have a reply from the Intelligence` in a
day or two.
Emelia Norman, a woman indicted for stabbing Mr
Ballard on the steps of the Astro. House, New York,
and whose trial was fixed for Monday last, etteml•ted
to commit suicide by hanging herself this morning.—
She turned up her bed oil end hi the same mantfer as
Lachnor did his, tied a handkerchief to the beddiad a
noose formed and her neck in it, when Mr. Fallon, the
head keeper, fortunately went into hercell. and was is
time to cut her down before she turned herself off
By the barque Caledonia. from Bahia, whence she
sailed November:llst, the New York papers ha'e re
culvert the following interesting intelligence:
Affairs in the river Plate were wearing a more se•
rious aspect. The Brazilian Minister, Mr Cansasao
de Sinimbu, hart arrived from Montevideo, and Mr
Duarte da Ponta Itibeiro had received his passports
from his Excellency. Gen. Roses, Governor of the Ar
gentine Confederation, although detained in Buenos
Ayres, by a severe illness, which Makes it evident that
the diplomatic arrangements between the governreents
of the River Plate and the Empire of Brazil are not on
an amicable footing. Our lest ndvices from Rio tell a
different story on this point.
The present ministry of Brazil appear to be carry—
ing matters with a high hand, having removed from
various important offices, faithful and tried public set ,
vents, to make room for favorites, which has caused
much discontent, particularly in the province of 13a.
hid. .
FROM BRAZIL.-By the barque Caledonia, 51 days
from Bahia, we bad last evening Brazil advices several
days later. We learn by her that the Slave Trade
from the coast of Africa is very actively and succeseftil
ly prosecuted in the Brazilian ports, especially Bahia,
where several cargoes of human flesh have been suc
cessfully landed, notwithstanding the vigilance of the
English and even while English men of war lay at an
chor in the batbor.—N. Y. Tribune.
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Clipper says:
"In casting my eye over the printed document sent
from the department of war, in compliance with a call
of Judge Porter, of Mich., as td the estimated cost of
connecting Lakes Huron and Superior, by means of a
canal round the Falls of St. Mary, t find the sum re
presented to be short of half a million of dollart.—
Here, then, is a stupendous work. which in time will
be to the west what the concocting of the two great
oceans would he to the commerce of the world, and
that, too, for a sum so trifling in comparison to the
magnitude and importance of the work, that will not
weigh a feather in the scale. At this time, little is
comparatively known of the country round Lake Supe
rior, save that it abounds in mineral wealth, and is
said to be in the report the richest in the world. Prac
tical men say that the work can be accomplished for
$209,000 less than the estimate, but I prefer the esti
mate of the department for perfecting the work'.'
SENTENCES IN NEW YORK ON FRIDAY.
In the case of Moses Y. Beach for libel on Mrs.
James Gordon Bennett, the Recorder was in favor
of punishing both by fine and imprisonment, but Alder
men Purdy and Vandervoort, after a statement of the
reasons, (consisting of the repeated abuse of Bennett
on Beach and his family) which influenced them, con
sidered that a fine of $250, the extent of the fine allow
ed by law, was sufficient punishment, entia fine of $250
was accordingly imposed.
In the case of the libel on Benjamin H. Day, the
Court assessed a fine of $5O on Mr Beach.
Talbot Watts was fined $5O for a libel on Wm Lone
wmth.
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IMPORTANT FROM SOUTII AMERICA
A NATIONAL PROJECT
Y1:l~'j~?~9~ii;1~
( Condensed from eke Milos.)
SENATE.
MosisAY, Jan. 15.1844.
The tibia of the Senate to-day was consumed in
making hinewinded speeches on the State Printer
querrttcm.
HOUSE. •
Mortlszir, Jan. 15, 1844.
The Spedker laid before the House is communication
from the State Treasurer, in reply to a resolution of the
House in regard to paynienta at the treizury.
Mr. Brackenridge: of theJodgea and Cokttmissi•on
ersof Allegheny, for a reduction of the county expen
ses in jailor's fees, &e. Also, one against a redaction of
salaries of the Judges of the District Coort, and one
of David Coons, and others, for a law to authcfride them
to recover damages from the Monongahela Navigation
otfipany
Mr. Tustin: twofer a law prohibiting millers from
packing flour in old and unclean barrels.
Mr McFadden presented the petition of 125 citizens
of Pittsburgh, preying the erection of a new county, to
be called Carroll, out of parte of Washington, And , .
gbeny, Westmoreland and Fayette. Alto! petition
of Thomas Hopkins and others, citizens of West Mire
Run township, Washington county, praying the pas
sage of an act authorising the sale of cettain reel mite.
Mr Moore: one of the citizens of Westmdreland co.
relative to a certain state road.
Mr Ambrose: one against the erection of a new coun
ty OM of parts of Westmoreland and Fayete.
Mr Bracken' idge, from the committee on the Judi
ciary, to whom was referred the hill to amend the re
form bill of last year, with amendment thereto, made
report.
January 16,1844
On motion of Mr Tustin, the House proceeded to the
consideration of bill No 73, authorizing the recon
struction of the Aqueduct over the Allegheny river at
Pittsburih, Which pasted its several feedings.
Mr Merrifield offered a resolution to instruct the io
dide?), Committee to inquire into the expediency of
repotting a bill giving trials ity jury before Aldermen
and Justices of the Peace in everyyrard. town and bor
ough in the commonwealth: in all cases now within
the jurisdiction of said justices and aldermen courts,
and extending the same to cases of petit larceny, as
sault arid battery, and malicious mischief.
Mr McFadden moved that the Judiciary Contrnittee
be authorized to inquire into the expediency of repeal
ing so much of the several acts of 1342, regulating ape.
cial bail, and report such amendment as will require
defendants in all cases to give bail fur the money on
judgments obtained before aldermen and justices GC
the peace. Adopted.
LOSE ON THE L•111.1,5.—W0 are indebted to the
politerw• of the Collector at Detroit for the following
official statement of the losses on the Lakes, during
the past season of navigation*
Statement of losses on de Lakes—season of 1843.
Name. of yes +els, Value di/eels. Value ofproperty.
Schr Smyth Amer.." $4,000 $2,000
" Knickerbocker, • 1,500
" Sol. Juneau, 1,500 ---
" Vliyandott, 1,000 3.000
Brig Indiana. 590 2,000
" Osceola. 2,000 3 060
" St. Louis, 2,000 1,000
Ship Superior. 10,000 1,000
Schr. Kinne, 4,508 1,000
" Equator, 5,009 8,000
J. O. King. 5,000 3.000
" Name not known, 4.090 1,000
'Seven lives lost.] $lO.OOO $23,000
The 1tt.0.1 , estimate is predicated on statements and
estimates from several latelligent Ce. plains who sail
the Lakes, to which Islay be addra several steamboats
and vessels, with one propeller. sU of which received
damages in it greater or less degree; and not included.
and prohably amounting to $7,000; making the aggre
gate loss about 110 000. It is I.elteved that mor
lives were bit than •r• reported.
THE STEAMERS OF THE UNION
Acroding to an official report made to Congress in
1812, the steamLioattruirrago of the Union stood thust
Toms. Tons.
N Orleans, 88.93'2 Newhern, 2.851
N York. 35,260 Perth Anahoy, 2.606
St Louis, 14.725 Presque isle, 2.315
etneinnaii. 12,025 Oswego, 1.970
Pittsburgh, 10,1117 Ciryahogs, 1,859
Buffalo, 8,!.' l': Apalachi , :els, 1.418
Ilaltimoirs 7.142 Bonen, 1,362
Mobile, 6.981. NOf fs•llt , 1,395
Lim.sirville. 1.618 W ilmington, 1.212
riiia.lelplii.s, 4,578 Grorgetuwit, 1.173
Nashville, 3,810 Newark, 1,120
flrtroit,. 3,2.96 bliscallaaeoua 4,767
Charleston, 3.239
Total Steamboat Tcntaare. 219.083
The Cincinnati Chronicle fornishes the following in
tenting analysis of the foregoing.
" Of Ibis amount tot's-therria belong to the West.—
Estimating the number of steam vessels by the aver
age tor.nage, there must beat least one Anweand Stenm
vessel• employed in the Domesttc trade of the Untted•'
St'i'rs.
in the valley of the NI iloistippi, it appears by the a
bove table. there arc 125,0(0 vms of Steamborit ton
rter. and if 200 tons be taken as the average tonnage
of Swam vessels, there must be 600 Steamboats on the
waters of the Mississippi. Thi. will not appear sur•
prising when it is considered that hi 1212, there were
built on the water. of the Nltssissippi 102 Steamb oa t.,
and that each year augments the number
In 1018, there was, as stated in the American Al
manac 1840, about 800 Steamboats in the U. &Att.,
whose united tonnage was about 150.000 tons. The
complete returns of 1842 gives a touna.ge of 215,000,
which at the same natio to the boats, would produce he
twoen 1100 and 1200 boats. Our estimate of 1000
lying by and active is therefore certainly not far beyond
the thith.
'the table of tonnage above given, shows where this
vast commercial marine is employed. First on the
Valley of the Mississippi: next in the city of N York;
and next on the Lakes. From the port of New York
there are some 7U or 80 Steamboats constantly run
ning; while on the lakes there are hundreds. In he
Valley of the Ali ippi the number of Steambotits
now employed is equal to the whole number of those
employed in England proper.
•
COPTRIORT.—Mr. C .1 Ingersoll's Copyright bill,
now before Congress, provides that every Copyright
shall hence orth endure for forty-two years, or for the
full term of the author's life and seven years thereafter
as may be most advantageous to his twice. The Co
pyrigi tof books duly registered before the passage of
this act may be extended in aceorthenc.e with its pro
visions. Two copies of each book cohtrjghted must
be disposed with the District Clerk—tone for the libra
ry of Congress, the other for that of the State Depart
ment.(e
Any per don who Infringes a Copyright shall
liable to minimum damages of $5011( The bhp° -
tion of books which me copyrighted here iifotbidde ,
and any bvioirs so imported become the property of
the owner of the copyright who may sue for and recover
them. No person but a: citiien orbona fide resident
of the United States shall be entitled to copyright on. ,
der our lawi.--- , N. P. Tribune.
AMERICAN PORK
Pork-, beef end cheese, are now exported front thti
United States to Great Britain in much larger quanti
ties- than they Were before . the redaction of the duties
an those atticle's b, the Government of the latter, coun
try. Of the estimation in which American Pork is
held by the English, we can learn by the following ex
tract from a London journal: .
"We declare, and stake our reputittion . upon the
erment. for wo speak from personal experience obtain
ed in almost every state in the Union, that finer meat
than the American Indian corn fed pork cannot be
found."
LOOK OUT FOR A SWINDLER
A person who calls himself R. Berford, and a broth
er of R. G. Berford. Philadelphia, has been in Milford.
Del., obtaining subscribers for Graham's Magazine,
and other Philadelphia publications. He carries cred
entials, representing him to be an authorized agent of
Graham's Magazine, and a number of other monthly
and weekly and daily publications of this city and New
York. Mr. R G Berford has no brother, nor is there
a person of that name authorized either by the said R
G Berford, or any of the Philadelphia publishers. His
credentials are forgeritss. Pass mad this notice.
. mi.7_
Tit ENTINFIGHTII COMMUN.
FIRST SESSION.
(124torted fort Baltimews Slim]
Saisars..--Arnong tin;petitions presented was one
by. Me Buchanan, bein3 a transcript of that presented
in the HOllll3 by Mr Ailirair, Some weeks ago, calling
upon Congress to pass laws acknowledging the Dover.
*ltaly of God, dm. It was by tacit consent laid on 'die
table.
Aftei•the disposal of several other matters, the Sen
ate took up the resolution reported last week from the
finance committee, asking to be discharged from the
further consideration of the tariff bill of Mr McDuffie,
on t he ground that the bill conflicts with that section of
the Constitution which declares that revenue bills shall
originate in the House.
Mr Evans made a speech in support of the resolution
of the committee.
Mr Woodbury followed on the other side.
Mr Huntington advocated the resolutioa.
Mr. Buchanan made some remarks, after which Mt
McDuffle gave notice that he will speak to-morrow.
The Senate then adjourned.
H 001207 HILP263ZSTA7I•23
Last evening r afusr I closed, the debate on the reso
lution instructing the committee on ways and means to
report a sufficient sum for the snag boats on the Miss
issippi, was continued to a late hour. The resolution
was then adopted in an amended form, so as to instruct
the committee to inquire into the expediency only.
Mr Pratt presented a resolution of the New York
Legislature, in favor of refunding General Jackson's
fine.
This priming. as *Goo as the House met, Mr Davis,
of Kentucky, asked to offer a resolution granting the
use of the Hall to the friends of Colonization, this eve
ning. Adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr Patterson, some days
ago, calling for information relative to the number of
franked letters, was after some conversation,again post
poned, in order to await the result of a similar call on
the part of the Senate.
The House then resumed the consideretirm of the
report of Mr Adams, from the select committee on the
rules. After some remarks by Mr Cobb and Mr Hit/
son, the Matter .t is cut short by the expiration of the
morning hour, on which the subject was again Said
over.
A message wns reeeived from the pre sicient,in insvver
to a resolution calling fur copies of correspondence in
relation to the Oregon question. He states that inas
much as the Stitish Government has appointed a spe
cial minister to open negotiations on this subject, he
deems it inexpedient to transmit the copies asked for.
Several Other executive cornmunications in answer
to resoltitiees, were also received and ordered to be
printed.
The House then went into committee of the
*bole, on the resolm ion referring the f i resident's ales
sage.
The resolution under consideration eras that which
prorates to Vefer that portion of the message which re
lates to the western waters, to the committee on cum
mere..
Mr Ste*•art, of Pt., took the door and gak , e Ida
view§ at great length.
After the presentation of petitions, and the disposal
of several unimportant niatters,the Senate resumed the
considerstron of the following resolution reported from
toe finance committee.
Resolved. That the bill entitled "a bill to rerrivelhe
act 411833, usually called the edntpromise act, and to
mndir:i the existing duties Oon foreign imports, in
coefisrmity with its provisions," is a bill "for raising
revenue.' within the meaning of the 7th section of the
Ist article of tbe CanStitution:and cannot, thereNt., or
iginate in the Senate; therefore, Resolved, that it be
indelibi postponed.
Mr Mcbt:tfle basing the doer, replied *celestite to
the arguments advaneeclyesterday in support of the
of the committee. After he bed cooclucied,
Senite, without taking the question, went into execti
t.oe keharn.
0,,n. from the committee in:roads and canals,to
which had been referred the kill itutEorising the secrets
ry of tin, treasury to Sell w Trlar:yland the stock owned
by the GOVIIKIMChi in the . CLesirpealte and Ohio canal,
reported the same tyith Lunde! amendments. It was
rvf.nred to II crammer or the whole.
The haute then resumed the consideration of the
several Muslims relative to The report of Mr Adams,
from the select come; ittec on the rule*.
Mr. Hudson cot:644lft' his remarks from yesterday
against do 21st rule.
Mr. Sander* follere4 'until the expiration of the
morning hour, on the other side.
Mr I>unrau intrtslikced a bill to emablisha uniform
time for holding eleetions for members of Crmintiss,
and I.rrkrtins fyr President sud Vice President.
After the introthiction of several other bills of apri- *
rate rho meter, and the reception nfsome execntire
communications, the House then rstnt had commit
ter of the w ht,le, anti resumed the ronstderaticin of the
rrsolution to refer that portion of the President's the*:
an:, which relates to the wectrfrl tigers, to the commit
tee commerce.
After some debate. the committee rose and tins
adjourned. The debate on this subject Is to
cease to-tthrrrow at 2 o'clock.
We learn front llio thessege of Governor 13art:y to
the Legiiilettere of Michigan, that the whole acknowl
edged indebtedness of the State; on accoUnt a OM fire
million loan, including $200.000 loaned fut. se+erell
railroad companies, with the interest for which
bonds have been issued, will bo on the Ist day of Jul v,
1845, altogether, 112,987,thri 27
The other outstanding bonds of the
State arei
Fur grnerul fiend. 100 doci oo
For penitentiary, 60,000 00
For delinquent taxes (originally 31,000) 27,000 00
For University, 100,000 00
For Detrtilt and Pontiac Railroad Co., 100,000 00
For Palmyra & Jaelsonburg •' " 20.000 00
Total, $3,394,005 27
The above constitutes the whole indebtedness of the
State held abroad, and for which bonds have been is
sued. The bonds for the sum first named include in
terest to July 1, 1845. On the general fund, peniten
tiary, delinquent tax and university bonds, the interest
has been mostly paid. On the remaining bonds, being
for $120,000 issued fur the companies named, the in
terest since July 1, 1841, remains mostly unpaid. On
the acknowledged bonds of the State, the annual inter
est, payable after July 1, 1845. will be $205,440 30;
and if the warrants issued and authorised to be issued
upon the internal improvement fund be not paid by
the lands of the States, the annual interest will be lit
tle less than $240,000. The Treasm7, at the end of
the fiscal year, showi the races! of resources to be
$77,684. This has reference to the general fund.
But as a part of the resources of the Treasury cannot
be made available as early this year as heretofore, the
Governor says the Treasury Will not be able to meet
its liabilities, and therefore urges upon the Legislature
economy and very limited appropriations.
Nvo> COALITION.I.—The Washington correspond
ent of the Roston Courier says, under dote of the 11th
" A diplonatie dinner was given tlay before yester
day by the Hun. Willie Iti. Mangum, at which were
present, among cthers, the Hon. Daniel, Webster, and
Messrs. Barrow, Choate, Crittenden and Rives, of the
Senate; (len. Scott, of the al my. All these distinguish. ,
ed gentlemen have definitely agreed to support the
nomination of Henry Clay to'the presidency. Mutual
explanations were made, and existing differences ar
ranged. So now look out for a bold fight a'plut Von
Buren."
Yes, we shell look oat for a bold fight against the
democrtec party, whether Mr. Vap Buren or any
other map feud it in the next presidential campaign,
and the denioerats of the Union will scatter the new
combinations against their men and their principles as
" Old Ironsides" rattled to pieces the combined forts
of the Cyane and Levant in the last **.—Boston*
Post.
DIED—On Sunday morning, at 8/ o'clock, at the
residence of his son, Judge Patton, near this city, Mr.
SZNYLVEIN Parton, Sr. Of Lewistown, aged 71 years.
On Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, Mr Dumas W.
Bstowu, aged 38 years. Ilia funeral will take place
this day at 2 o'clock, from his rssidence on Chatham
street, near Coal Lane.
Phila. Times
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IM!IMI
WAluirorob, Jan. 18,1844
WisaisoroP Jan. 19,1844
scars.
Horlr O► Pt trill SirTAI titL
FINA!taS
Fort of 'Pittsburgh.
71tZT WASta IS TUX CHAIIII111:
ARRIVED.
'Michigan, Boies, Beaver.
Oella, Bowman, Brownsville
'Cutter, Collins, Cin.
Little Ben, Thacker, do.
DEPARTED.
• Mir.higan, Boies, Beaver,
Alpine, Cockburn, Brownsville.
Moxahula, Parkinson,l6f 0. City.
Little Ben, Thacker, Cin.
*Cutter Collins, do. •
• Valley Forge, Baird. St Louis.
"Messenger, Perry, du.
Belmont. Poe, Wheeling.
{GPM' boats marked thus [•) are provided witli
Evans' Safety Guard, to prevent the Explosion of stesni
Boilers.
PUBLIC
PITTSBbRGH, 16th JANUARY, 1134.
To Alexander Hay, Esq. Mayor?
Sir,—The undersigned i eiPeCtftilly . ask you to call a
Meeting of the Citizens of Allegheny County, without
distinction of party, who approve of the movensentre
cently made in the Legislature by our Representative,
Alexander Brackenridge, Esq on the subject of the
Public Debt. We feel anxious to show that there is
in this community a deep and earnest feeling as to thg
redemption of Pennsylvania from her present degraded ,
condition, and that every honest and patriotic effort on
the part of our public agents, having that object in view
will be appreciated and sustained.
[Signed by 145 citizens 3
Mayor's Qffice 191 A Jan'y. 1344.
In compliance with the above request, a Meeting
will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, at
3 o'clock, P. M. at the NEW COURT HOUSE.
ALEXANDER HAY, Mayor,
ARIBRICAN PORTABLE BOAT LUIB,
For the transportation of
MERCHANDIZE AND PRODUCE
BITWZIV4
PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA, PITTS
BURGH AND BALTIMORE,
NEW YORK AND BOSTON
8. mink*
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and shippers
generally, that he has changed the name of his
Transjx-rtiLdon Line, Clem the United States Portable
Boat Line. to the American Portable Boat Line.
This line is composed of twenty-five new Four Sec
Non Portable Boats, one of which will depart daily,
from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Baltimore. -
The stipericirity and advantages or the Portable
Boat over every other Mode of transportation are too
well known to shippers generally to require comma=
suffice it to say, that the detention, loss, separation and
damage to Goods, nvariably attending three, tran
shipments between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, are
by the Portable Boats most effectually removed..
To give undoubted security to owners and shippers;
ill goods and produce shipped by this line will be in
sured in a responsible o ffi ce in Philadelphia, without
any additional charge to the owners.
Merchandise shipped hv this line in any of the east
ern cities. and consigned Co H Devine, will be forward
ed immediatelv on arrival et Pittsburgh to any part of
the west, free 4(366:missions.
H. Devine will receive produce consigned to him,
play steamboat freight and charges, and forward the
same to any of the eastern cities, and charge no cam:
Missions for storage, advancing or forwarding. Any
communications or gooritt directed to the cere of the
undersigned Agents Will be promptly attended to.
14 DEVINE,
Canril gisipp Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
BUZBV & BROTHER,
363 Markle! street, heloW Tenfh, Philadelphia.
GIESE & SON,
Commerce street wharf. Baltimore.
B A FA HNESTCiCK & CO,
100 Front street, New York.
RICE & WILLIAMS,
No 1, Chatham street, Boston.
DR. McLANES AMERICAN WORM SPECIFIC.
Hear Medical l'eslimor4;
From a regular physician, Dr G S Smith, Stinfish, O.
Mr J. Kidd: Dear Sir.—l have used in my . pm&
doe, Dr McLane's American Worm Specific, and have
often witnessed its efficacy in expelling worms from
the system. A patient of mine a short time ago gave
phial of the Worm S pecific to a child; in a short time
epwitrcit of 63 worms were expelled.
For sale nt the Drug Store of JON. KIDD,
No 60, corner 4th and Wood streets. Pittsburgh.
ian 42
DR. McLANE'S LIVER PILLS.
iir J. Kidd: Since I have been practising meet-
Sine pt Sunfish, 0., I have had calls for McLane's' Li
yer Fills over twenty times. I will take 24 hoists to
supply the demand in my immediate neighborßoint
Those who have used them for Liver Complainti c?in
iider them superior to any other Pill Dr G S
rot sale at the Drug Storeof JON. KIVU..
No 60, corner 4th and Wood streets, Pittsburgh:
jan22
roils GOODS,
DIRECT FROM THE EAST.
6) KEGS Sun Raisins,t) 2 " Tamarinds
1500 lbs. Goshen Cheese,
6 cases Citron.
3 bags Eng. Walnuts,
4 " Almonds,
4 casks Zante Currants,
2 cases Rock Candy,
30 Drums S Fig.,
60 Boxes Bunch Raisins,
201 " "
2 doz. bottles Preserved Pine Apples,.
2 " Extract of Lemon,
1 " Rose Water,
2 " Jujube Paste,
Pectorale Balsamique Paste, an excellent article for
coughs and colds; just received and for sale by
REINHART & STRONG,
140, Liberty at.
GEEAT SALE OF
NEW AND VALUABLE BOOKS
AT Davie Commercial Auction - Rooms, corner
Wood and sth sts., on TUESDAY and WED
NESDAY EVENI NGS, Jan. 23d and 24th, will be
sold one of the best and largest collections of books
ever °remaiet auction in s this . market:
,all fresh the
publishers. which Among May to found.
Bibles and Testaments of every style, from the splen
did folio to the pocket size; also Scott's Commentaries,
a vols. bonnd in Turkey MoroccO, gilt; Our Glebe,
101 fine Steel Plates, giving a description of the prin
cipal cities and most noted places in the world; Scot
tish Gale, Ist Armbr. edit.; Gems of modern Poets;
Byron, in verse and prose, goat bind;ng; . Shakespeare,
fine edit.; the standard Poets generally, together with'
a great variety of works on History, Biography, The
oiegy and Fiction.
All books warranted peilect, and sold without re•
serve. A rare chance for making valuable additions
to Libraries. The public are invited tocorne and cu.
amine the books previous to sale.
jan 22. JD DAVIS, Aneer.
P. Welder, Boot and Shoe Maker,
WHO resided on 2d street, between Wood and .
Smithfield street, for many years. has remov
ed back from Allegheny city to the bane lately occupi
ed by. Charles L Voltz, OD Wood street, between 2d
and let streets,Pittsburgh. Keeps all kinds of shoes
and boots, and shoe findings of the best quality, all of
which he will sell at low prices to his old customers;'
and all oths•is *ten rosy favor him with a call
jan 20-Irn
BARGAINS ! BARGAINS! ! BARGAINS !!!==
All sorts of elothing and wearing apparel. Pleass
call st No. 151, Liberty street, and see for yourselves.
sop 7. J. McCLOSKEY.
MEMO